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19 May 2025, 03:58PM
Market closes lower, Zydus Wellness' Q4 net profit grows 14.4% YoY to Rs 171.9 crore
By Trendlyne Analysis

 

 

Nifty 50 closed at 24,945.45 (-74.4, -0.3%), BSE Sensex closed at 82,059.42 (-271.2, -0.3%) while the broader Nifty 500 closed at 22,865.80 (-5.1, 0.0%). Market breadth is in the green. Of the 2,464 stocks traded today, 1,532 were in the positive territory and 887 were negative.

Indian indices closed lower after falling in the afternoon session. The Indian volatility index, Nifty VIX, rose 4.9% and closed at 17.4 points. Vodafone Idea closed 8.8% lower after the government rejected its plea for over Rs 45,000 crore in relief on adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues, following an earlier Rs 36,950 crore support through equity conversion.

Nifty Smallcap 100 closed higher, while Nifty Midcap 100 closed flat. Nifty India Digital and Nifty India Defence Indices were among the top index losers today. According to Trendlyne’s sector dashboard, Realty emerged as the top-performing sector of the day, with a rise of 1.7%.

Asian indices closed lower, except for Indonesia’s IDX Composite and Sri Lanka’s CSE All-Share, which closed higher. European indices are trading lower, except for Russia’s RTSI and MOEX indices, which are trading lower. US index futures are trading lower, indicating a negative start to the trading session as investors react to Moody’s downgrade of the country’s credit rating to "Aa1" from "AAA". Brent crude futures are trading lower after rising 1.4% on Friday.

  • Money flow index (MFI) indicates that stocks like SKF, Apar Industries, Intellect Design Arena, and Aster DM Healthcare are in the overbought zone.

  • Mahindra Lifespace Developers rises as its board of directors sets May 23 as record date for its Rs 1,500 crore rights issue.

  • Zydus Wellness is rising as its Q4FY25 net profit grows 14.4% YoY to Rs 171.9 crore, driven by inventory destocking and lower finance costs. Revenue increases 16.2% YoY to Rs 913.9 crore, attributed to improvements in the food & nutrition and personal care segments. It features in a screener of stocks with rising net cash flow and cash from operating activities.

  • Container Corp of India is rising as its board of directors schedules a meeting on May 22 to consider a proposal for issuing bonus shares. The board will also announce the company's Q4FY25 and FY25 results during the meeting.

  • Nuvama initiates coverage on BHEL with a 'Buy' rating and a target price of Rs 360. The brokerage highlights BHEL's strong position in India's thermal capex revival. With 40–50 GW of orders expected between FY26–28, BHEL could secure 7–8 GW annually over the next 2–3 years as it has a market share of 60–70%.

  • Heritage Foods falls sharply as its Q4FY25 net profit declines 5.8% YoY to Rs 38.2 crore due to higher raw materials, employee benefits, finance, and depreciation & amortisation expenses. However, revenue grows 10.5% YoY to Rs 1,055 crore, led by improvements in the dairy and feed segments. It appears in a screener of stocks with declining profits for the past three quarters.

  • Ratnamani Metals & Tubes is rising as its net profit grows 7.8% YoY to Rs 207.1 crore in Q4FY25. Revenue increases 14.7% YoY to Rs 1,715.2 crore, driven by higher sales from the steel tubes & pipes, and pipe spools & auxiliary support systems segments during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks where mutual funds increased their shareholding in the past quarter.

  • Texmaco Rail & Engineering's Q4FY25 net profit declines 12.2% YoY to Rs 39.8 crore due to higher raw materials, inventory, power & fuel, employee benefits and finance costs. However, revenue grows 17.1% YoY to Rs 1,363 crore, driven by improvements in the freight car and electrical infrastructure segments. It appears in a screener of stocks with an increasing trend in non-core income.

  • Jairam Sampath, CFO of Kaynes Technology, projects a revenue of Rs 4,525 crore for FY26, along with a 50 bps margin expansion. He adds that revenue from the Printed Circuit Board (PCB) and Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly & Test (OSAT) facilities will commence in FY26 and see a significant contribution from FY27 onwards.

  • Vodafone Idea falls sharply after the government rejects its latest plea for relief on adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues. The firm had sought over Rs 45,000 crore in relief, following an earlier Rs 36,950 crore support via equity conversion.

  • PNC Infratech rises as it receives an arbitration award of Rs 485 crore from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). The award relates to a 2019 EPC project for constructing a four-lane Agra Bypass in Uttar Pradesh.

  • Hyundai Motor India's Q4FY25 net profit declines 3.7% YoY to Rs 1,614.3 crore due to higher raw materials, inventory, and employee benefits expenses. However, revenue grows 0.8% YoY to Rs 18,149.8 crore, driven by improvements in exports. It shows up in a screener of stocks with expensive valuations, according to Trendlyne's valuation score.

  • Global sugar prices have fallen below 18 cents per pound, even as the International Sugar Organization (ISO) forecasts a production shortfall for the 2024–25 season. The ISO now projects a global sugar deficit of 5.5 million metric tonnes, with total output revised down to 174.8 million tonnes. India’s sugar production is estimated at 26.1–26.2 million tonnes during the same period.

  • Zen Technologies rises to its 5% upper limit as its net profit surges 1.9X YoY to Rs 101.1 crore in Q4FY25, helped by lower material costs and higher sales. Revenue increases 1.3X YoY to Rs 325 crore during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks with improving ROE over the past two years.

  • Inox Green Energy Services rises sharply as it signs operation and maintenance (O&M) deals for 285 megawatt peak (MWp) solar projects with two leading renewable energy firms across multiple sites in India.

  • HEG rises sharply after Japan's graphite electrode producer Resonac Holdings plans to shut production in China and Malaysia due to margin pressure. HEG exports over 70% of its production to more than 30 countries.

  • IDFC FIRST Bank shareholders reject Warburg Pincus’ proposal for a board seat via Currant Sea Investments, as the special resolution fails to secure the required 75% majority. The proposal sought to amend the bank’s Articles of Association to grant Currant Sea Investments the right to appoint a board member.

  • KEC International is rising as it secures an order worth Rs 1,133 crore from Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) for development of high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission line.

  • RPP Infra Projects rises as it secures a Rs 154.4 crore order from BHEL to supply fabricated boiler structures for the Koderma project in Jharkhand.

  • Divi's Laboratories rises sharply as its net profit grows 23.1% YoY to Rs 662 crore in Q4FY25, helped by a forex gain of Rs 10 crore. Revenue increases 12.2% YoY to Rs 2,585 crore during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks with book value per share improving over the last two years.

  • Reliance Power rises as it announces a Rs 2,000 crore joint venture with Bhutan's Druk Holding and Investments (DHI). This partnership aims to develop the largest solar power project in Bhutan, a 500 MW facility. The 50:50 partnership, under a Build-Own-Operate model, marks the largest private sector foreign direct investment in Bhutan’s solar energy sector.

  • Shipping Corp of India's Q4FY25 net profit declines 39.7% YoY to Rs 185.1 crore due to higher employee benefits and depreciation & amortisation expenses. Revenue decreases 7.3% YoY to Rs 1,400.6 crore, caused by reductions in the bulk carrier, tanker, and technical & offshore segments. It appears in a screener of stocks with declining cash flow from operations over the past two years.

  • Data Patterns rises sharply as its net profit surges 60.5% YoY to Rs 114.1 crore in Q4FY25 due to higher sales. Revenue increases 1.2X YoY to Rs 396.2 crore, driven by strong order pipeline during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks where mutual funds increased their shareholding over the past two months.

  • Delhivery rises sharply as its reports a net profit of Rs 72.6 crore in Q4FY25 compared to a net loss of Rs 68.5 crore in Q4FY24 due to improvements in freight, handling and servicing costs. Revenue increases 5.6% YoY to Rs 2,191.6 crore during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks outperforming their industry price change in the quarter.

  • Kalpataru Projects International's Q4FY25 net profit grows 36.6% YoY to Rs 225.4 crore, helped by lower inventory and finance costs. Revenue rises 18.2% YoY to Rs 7,079.9 crore, driven by improvements in the engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) and development projects segments. It features in a screener of stocks with high trailing twelve-month (TTM) earnings per share (EPS) growth.

  • Nifty 50 was trading at 25,046.30 (26.5, 0.1%), BSE Sensex was trading at 82,354.92 (24.3, 0.0%) while the broader Nifty 500 was trading at 22,929.40 (58.5, 0.3%).

  • Market breadth is overwhelmingly positive. Of the 2,062 stocks traded today, 1,601 were in the positive territory and 399 were negative.

Riding High:

Largecap and midcap gainers today include Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd. (13,973, 6.6%), Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (431.50, 5.4%) and Divi's Laboratories Ltd. (6,580, 4.8%).

Downers:

Largecap and midcap losers today include GMR Airports Ltd. (87.43, -4%), PB Fintech Ltd. (1,694.50, -3.5%) and Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. (3,409.90, -3.2%).

Crowd Puller Stocks

28 stocks in BSE 500 are trading on high volumes today.

Top high volume gainers on BSE included Graphite India Ltd. (568.20, 16.8%), Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (1,028.65, 12.7%) and G R Infraprojects Ltd. (1,329.20, 10.0%).

Top high volume losers on BSE were CreditAccess Grameen Ltd. (1,120.50, -7.0%), Jupiter Wagons Ltd. (411.20, -2.6%) and Procter & Gamble Hygiene & Healthcare Ltd. (14,296, -0.4%).

Delhivery Ltd. (351.25, 9.5%) was trading at 16.8 times of weekly average. HEG Ltd. (528.70, 7.8%) and Usha Martin Ltd. (334.85, 7.5%) were trading with volumes 14.3 and 12.2 times weekly average respectively on BSE at the time of posting this article.

BSE 500: highs, lows and moving averages

12 stocks made 52 week highs,

Stocks touching their year highs included - Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd. (13,973, 6.6%), Bharat Electronics Ltd. (363.75, 0.0%) and Divi's Laboratories Ltd. (6,580, 4.8%).

41 stocks climbed above their 200 day SMA including Graphite India Ltd. (568.20, 16.8%) and Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (1,028.65, 12.7%). 3 stocks slipped below their 200 SMA including PB Fintech Ltd. (1,694.50, -3.5%) and LIC Housing Finance Ltd. (601.65, -3.1%).

 
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